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REGIONAL AGENCIES' PARTICIPATION IN CORRUPTION ERADICATION STILL LOW
Jakarta, Nov 19 (ANTARA) - The participation of regional administration agencies in corruption eradication efforts in Indonesia is still low, Administrative Reform Minister Taufik Effendi said here on Wednesday.
He said up to the present, only 42 percent of all regional institutions had reported corruption cases, and this showed that their participation in corruption eradication efforts was still low.
But he admitted that there was significant progress in corruption eradication programs following the issuance of Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No.5/2004 of December 9, 2004.
"Frankly speaking there has been significant progress in corruption eradication programs following the issuance of Inpres No.5/2004 because people now think twice before committing corruption," the minister said at the opening of a sectoral coordination meeting to evaluate the implementation of the Inpres at Sahid Hotel here on Wednesday.
Effendi said the significant progress could be seen in the Corruption Perception Index (IPK) issued by Transparency International every year.
According to the IPK, after the issuance of the Presidential Instruction, Indonesia's average index rose by 0.15 points per year or by 0.6 points in four years.
Indonesia's IPK in 2004 was 2.0 but it rose to 2.2 in 2005 and in 2006 it rose to 2.4 but in 2007 it dropped to 2.3 and rose again to 2.6 in 2008.
But before the Inpres was issued, Indonesia's IPK score only increased by 0.06 per year or 0.3 in five years from 1999 to 2004.
"In general, we can say that the process of corruption eradication in the country is still difficult as opportunities to commit corruption still abound because of structural problems which have yet to be overcome," the minister said.
Meanwhile, to develop its capability to combat corruption in Indonesia, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) would cooperate with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The two bodies' intention to cooperate was formalized in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by KPK Chairman Antasari Azhar and FBI Deputy Director John Pistole here on Tuesday.
Antasari Azhar said the two institutions had agreed to cooperate in such matters as exchange of information, implementation of corruption eradication programs, training courses, exchange of intelligence and investigation experts, and technical guidance.
He said up to the present, only 42 percent of all regional institutions had reported corruption cases, and this showed that their participation in corruption eradication efforts was still low.
But he admitted that there was significant progress in corruption eradication programs following the issuance of Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No.5/2004 of December 9, 2004.
"Frankly speaking there has been significant progress in corruption eradication programs following the issuance of Inpres No.5/2004 because people now think twice before committing corruption," the minister said at the opening of a sectoral coordination meeting to evaluate the implementation of the Inpres at Sahid Hotel here on Wednesday.
Effendi said the significant progress could be seen in the Corruption Perception Index (IPK) issued by Transparency International every year.
According to the IPK, after the issuance of the Presidential Instruction, Indonesia's average index rose by 0.15 points per year or by 0.6 points in four years.
Indonesia's IPK in 2004 was 2.0 but it rose to 2.2 in 2005 and in 2006 it rose to 2.4 but in 2007 it dropped to 2.3 and rose again to 2.6 in 2008.
But before the Inpres was issued, Indonesia's IPK score only increased by 0.06 per year or 0.3 in five years from 1999 to 2004.
"In general, we can say that the process of corruption eradication in the country is still difficult as opportunities to commit corruption still abound because of structural problems which have yet to be overcome," the minister said.
Meanwhile, to develop its capability to combat corruption in Indonesia, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) would cooperate with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The two bodies' intention to cooperate was formalized in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by KPK Chairman Antasari Azhar and FBI Deputy Director John Pistole here on Tuesday.
Antasari Azhar said the two institutions had agreed to cooperate in such matters as exchange of information, implementation of corruption eradication programs, training courses, exchange of intelligence and investigation experts, and technical guidance.
